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Summary: King's Best
Review: I read all 6 of "The Green Mile" books in serial publication, eagerly awaiting each installment. This novel is set on death row in a Southern prison. To give any more away would do the book injustice. I recently re-read the entire book through, and enjoyed it just as much as I did the first time. In my opinion, this is Stephen King's best novel; it's that good! Very highly recommended!
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Summary: Cant really get any worse...pure trash
Review: ...Now for this one: The tale is VERY slow paced. The characters are rather stupid, and the plot is something I'd be ashamed of if my friends found out I'm reading. The ending is unbelievably stupid that I got really [irritated] i wasted all my time w/ this book...
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Summary: might be his best
Review: Much has been made of the supposed emergence of a new spiritual aspect in Stephen King's recent writings and indeed, The Green Mile is almost a direct rip off of the story of Jesus Christ. But for whatever reason--one assumes it is simple discomfort with genuine religious beliefs--King cops out again and misses a golden opportunity to produce a really significant work. At first glance folks may resist the suggestion that this book is a sort of modern Gospel; it is after all set on Death Row, with prison guards for apostles and the Messiah is a gargantuan simpleton who is also black and awaiting execution for the brutal murder of two young girls. But John Coffey (get it, even his initials are J. C.) isn't just a convict, he is also an empath and he has the gift of healing. His enormous stature and diminished intellect mask a soul in agony, for he is constantly buffeted by the evils of the world; he truly does feel our pain, all of our pain. The guards, lead by Paul Edgecomb, come to believe in both his powerful gift and ultimately in his innocence. But even after Paul proves beyond doubt that Coffey did not commit the crimes, they are forced to participate in his relentless destiny with the electric chair (Coffey's cross), even as Christ's disciples stood idly by while he was being crucified. Coffey, like Christ, goes to his Golgotha without resisting, despite what we know to be his tremendous power--the path to Coffey's execution, the eponymous Green Mile, resembling Christ's trip down the Via Dolorosa. And in the final and clinching parallel, Paul (as in Saint Paul) sees Coffey, or his spirit, again after his death. The book then, narrated by Paul, is a Gospel of John Coffey, testifying to the miracles he worked and to his crucifixion and resurrection. But after confidently leading us through these events, what conclusions does Paul/King draw?--that life is horrible and senseless because Coffey died. It's as if Mark, Luke, John and Matthew had abandoned Christianity because Christ was executed. I found this conclusion to be really disappointing. That one could witness these miracles and wonders and not come away with some kind of faith struck a discordant note. Overall, I liked the book, perhaps as much as anything that King has ever written, but as always seems to be the case with him, I thought he had a chance to hit a homerun and then settled for a double or triple. He does deserve bonus points for accomplishing all of this in serial form. This is the best serial novel since Tom Wolfe's Bonfire of the Vanities, assuming that King really did write each installment separately and send them out as he finished. The guy writes so fast he could easily have written the whole thing and sent it out one piece at a time. But we'll give him the benefit of the doubt. GRADE: A-
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Summary: Exceeding Expectations!
Review: Stephen King's The Green Mile was far beyond my expectations. I hesitantly started the novel, but then I became extremely interested; five-hundred thirty-six pages later I closed the book with a sense fulfillment at the befitting ending and remorse for the desperate characters of the Green Mile. It is a great novel with great characters, written by a talented and imaginative writer.
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Summary: the green mile
Review: after reading "The Green Mile", I could not wait for the movie to come out. It was such a great story that I knew a movie would develop from it. I even wondered what actors would be chosen for the characters. This story was more interesting to me because it was different in a lot of ways compared to many of his other books. It was so much more realistic.Reading the story in a series of small books was even more inviting. I could not wait to get to the next book before finishing the first one. I hope to read more as good as this one,in the future. Thank You, D.M. Adams Westerville,Ohio
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Summary: Compulsive Reading
Review: I only knew the work of Stephen King through the movies -- this is the first novel I've read. It's a really compelling story, with a clever plot, sub-plots, believable characters and enjoyable narrative. Except for one deeply unpleasant instance the gore factor is mercifully kept to a minimum. Very interesting from the perspective of spiritual healing.
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Summary: a terrific departure from the horror genre
Review: The Green Mile is a riveting story that strays from Mr. King's typical horror formula. Mr. King is such a wonderful writer of contemporary fiction. His stories and characters are always vivid and interesting. I would like to challenge him to write more stories like The Green Mile that rely less on the horrific and more on the strength of the characters and plot. The Green Mile is a definite page-turner that engrosses the reader with magnetic characters that charm and repulse every step of the way.
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Summary: The Green Mile
Review: This story was simlpy one of Stephen Kings best work.The narration was excelent and well executed. I just couldn't put the book down. The suspense wa great and the ending is unbelievable. Stephen King is fuck up individual but I like his stories.
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Summary: a great story, finally in hardcover!!
Review: I've been hearing for four years now from people who wanted THE GREEN MILE in hardcover! Well, here it is! This is a beautiful edition. Scribner did a wonderful job, just like they have with Hearts in Atlantis, Bag of Bones, etc. And the price is right too!
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Summary: Absolutely Spellbinding.
Review: Like millions of other people, I couldn't wait for the next Green Mile book to appear on the stands. These books were a work of genious and I hope Mister King does another series like this in the future.
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